Divine-level Base

Chapter 305 - 304: Assassination

Zhu Huan’s face instantly went pale, and his body trembled slightly.

Royalty knows no family. The Zhu Clan, a true behemoth, was much like a Royal Family in that regard. Within his own territory, the Patriarch of the Zhu Clan was like an Emperor; his word was law, and he could decide the fate of hundreds of millions.

No fewer than ten of his brothers had once vied with Zhu Guangsheng for the position of Patriarch; now, Zhu Guangsheng was the only one still alive. Zhu Huan had survived only because he hadn’t participated in the struggle. He was terrified of this older, full-blooded brother.

Zhu Huan gritted his teeth. "Brother, I’m willing to go to Shu Feng and apologize."

His own son had died a brutal death at Shu Feng’s hands, yet he had to be the one to apologize. The thought filled Zhu Huan with a suffocating resentment. Still, apologizing was better than dying at the hands of Zhu Guangsheng.

"It’s best not to offend a genius like Shu Feng. Once you do, there are only two options. The first is to find a way to reconcile with him. The second is to find a way to make him disappear."

"The prestige of our Zhu Clan cannot be tarnished. The moment it is, countless hungry wolves, all aspiring to become Clans themselves, will pounce on us."

"Zhu Huan, I hear you’re on good terms with a friend from the Assassin’s House. You should get in touch with that ’good friend’ of yours."

Zhu Guangsheng rose and patted Zhu Huan on the shoulder. After leaving him with those words, he turned and strode away.

Zhu Huan’s face went deathly pale in an instant. His fists clenched, and a look of helplessness filled his eyes. He understood Zhu Guangsheng’s implication: he was to find his friend from the Assassin’s House and have him assassinate Shu Feng.

If his friend from the Assassin’s House succeeded in killing Shu Feng, then all would be well. But if the assassin failed, Zhu Guangsheng would hand Zhu Huan over to appease Shu Feng’s wrath.

With a low sigh, Zhu Huan took out a phone and dialed a number. "Xingchen, it’s me! Zhu Huan!"

On the other end of the line was Xingchen, the third-ranked, top-tier solo assassin of the Assassin’s House. Before Xingchen had made a name for himself, his entire family had been murdered. It was only with Zhu Huan’s help that he finally exacted his revenge, killing his enemies with his own hands.

Xingchen had sworn an oath to kill three people for Zhu Huan, no matter the cost. Two of Zhu Huan’s most formidable enemies had already died by Xingchen’s hand.

Xingchen’s voice came over the line, "What is it? Speak."

Zhu Huan said, "I need you to kill someone for me."

"Who?"

"Shu Feng!"

"Fine. Zhu Huan, once I’ve killed Shu Feng, the debt I owe you will be settled. From now on, don’t contact me again."

In a resort, a plain-looking, middle-aged man lay on a beach chair, staring at the information on his computer. His brow furrowed as he muttered to himself, ’Patriarch of the Yuanhai Shu Family! Survivor of the Void Demon Hunting Ground! A peerless genius who condensed the True Dragon Heaven-Suppressing Phenomenon! The Qianyuan Republic’s eighth Heaven-level Spirit Ability User! A Summoner with a Hero Level Blood Contract skill... This guy won’t be easy to kill.’

This plain-looking, middle-aged man was none other than Xingchen, one of the top three assassins of the Assassin’s House. He was a top-tier assassin at the Spirit Venerable Realm Level, and countless powerful experts had died by his hand.

Even so, if it weren’t for the great debt he owed Zhu Huan, he would have never accepted the mission to assassinate Shu Feng. The task was simply too difficult.

The attack on the Zhu Clan’s Xiangmi Territory by the Black Wind Thieves had caused a huge uproar throughout the Qianyuan Republic. Many factions were forced to re-evaluate the strength of the Yuanhai Shu Family, a Ninth-Grade Noble Family.

Although Xiangmi Territory was not one of the Zhu Clan’s core territories, it was still teeming with masters. The Xiangmi Five Elders, when working together, could even fight an expert of the Spirit Venerable Realm.

Furthermore, Xiangmi Territory had at least twenty Great Spirit Master Level snipers who, when combined, possessed the terrifying power to threaten even a Spirit Sect Realm expert.

For the heavily fortified Xiangmi Territory to be breached by Shu Feng in a single night, and for all its granaries to be burned to the ground, was nothing short of terrifying.

After this incident, the factions that had been constantly creating trouble for Mire Dragon Territory quickly changed their tune and no longer dared to raise their prices. A steady stream of various resources began to flow into Mire Dragon Territory.

「In a field within Mire Dragon Territory.」

’This is Demon Corpse Poison! That vicious Zhu Clan! Once this poison seeps into the earth, not a single blade of grass will grow in this field for hundreds of years.’

Shu Feng grabbed a handful of the contaminated soil, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at it.

Demon Corpse Poison was a horrific toxin created by fermenting and mutating the corpses of powerful experts from the Void Demon Clan. When fighting against the experts of Gulondo World, the Void Demon Clan had used this poison to contaminate vast stretches of land on the Void Demon Battlefield. It rendered the soil barren, cutting off their enemy’s food supply and leading to their defeat in the great war.

The method for creating this Demon Corpse Poison had eventually spread from Gulondo World, but Shu Feng never imagined the Zhu Clan would actually use it on him.

’Can this Demon Corpse Poison be eliminated through biodegradation?’

Shu Feng plunged his fingers into the soil. Transparent tendrils extended from them, piercing deep into the earth to silently analyze the components of the land contaminated by the Demon Corpse Poison.

Countless streams of data flashed through the Central Analyzer, rapidly analyzing the poisoned soil.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Suddenly, a terrifying killing intent erupted from a nearby forest. Three beams of light, as brilliant as stars, blasted toward Shu Feng.

The moment Shu Feng’s Spiritual Sense detected the danger, he only had enough time to conjure a single Spirit Mirror.

The starlike beam slammed into the Spirit Mirror, pierced through it with ease, and then blasted into Shu Feng’s head.

Neither Shu Feng’s Legendary Level Extraordinary Defense nor his Seventy Refinements Hundred Refinements Steel Body could stop the Starlight Beam.

Within the Base Space, the heads of three Dragon Hunting Dogs bound to Shu Feng by a Blood Contract instantly exploded. This meant Shu Feng had just been killed three times.

’An assassin of the Spirit Venerable Realm! So powerful!’

A chill ran down Shu Feng’s spine. With a single thought, he instantly summoned the Steel Beast.

The moment the Steel Beast appeared, it transformed into its third form, its body radiating a brilliant golden light. It then shot forward like a bolt of lightning, charging in the direction the beams had come from.

’His Heroic Level Blood Contract is so powerful! He has more than three of them!’

Hidden within the forest, the assassin Xingchen frowned. He drew the famous gun [Xingchen] as he rapidly retreated, then pulled the trigger again. Three more beams of Starlight shot directly at Shu Feng.